Affronted

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Feeling deeply offended and angered by an insult or a disrespectful action that causes emotional turmoil
2. Experiencing a strong sense of insult or slight caused by someone's words or actions
3. Being upset and hurt emotionally due to a perceived disrespect or personal attack

Etymology: "Affronted" comes from the French verb "affronter," meaning "to confront" or "to face," and it is the past participle form of that verb. In heraldry, "affronté" describes two animals or figures shown face to face, looking directly at each other, and the English adjective preserves that sense of being squarely faced off. Over time, that confrontational stance took on an emotional sense: to be faced or confronted in an insulting way became to be offended by an affront. The English verb "affront" is the older base from which "affronted" is formed, and the two are closely linked in meaning. An affront is an insult delivered to someone's face, and to be affronted is to have received one. The word's core idea stays constant: a direct, face-to-face challenge that wounds pride or dignity.

Synonyms: insulted, offended, slighted, disrespected, provoked

Antonyms: pleased, complimented, honored, respected, defended